Euractiv's Advocacy Lab Est. 1min 02-04-2024 (updated: 12-06-2024 ) Content-Type: Sponsored By Sponsored By An organization or individual has paid to be connected to this work but did not approve or review it. Domestic mining in the EU has been decreasing for decades, with a corresponding increase in resource dependency. [Shutterstock / Sunshine Seeds] Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Print Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram Nickel is an important part of EV battery manufacturing because of its energy density and capacity retention. Demand for nickel is on an upward trajectory as EV sales surge, but despite extensive recycling efforts, nickel demand continues to outpace supply. Global nickel demand is projected to increase six-fold by 2030 due largely to the surging EV market. Many of the material components in EV batteries were placed on the European Commission’s Critical Raw Material list signed into law in February. It builds on a list that has been being enlarged since 11 materials were first identified by the Commission in 2011, and now also contains copper and nickel as “strategic raw materials”. The nickel sector would like to see battery-grade nickel, which accounts for 11% of nickel use, be eligible for the same measures promoting production and recycling as those materials that have met the critical threshold. In this Special Report, we look at how Europe can meet its need for strategic raw materials. Subscribe now to our newsletter EU Elections Decoded Email Address * Politics Newsletters 13-06-2024 EU sees raw materials push, but are investment framework conditions in place? News | Advocacy Lab Content | Energy & Environment 03-05-2024 Est. 8minThe European Commission is moving fast to reduce Europe’s dependence on imports of raw materials. However, the raw materials industry worries that continued ‘hazard-based assessments’ for project approval will stifle investment. Commission alarmed by lack of critical substances, but what makes a raw material ‘critical’? News | Advocacy Lab Content | Energy & Environment 02-04-2024 Est. 8minThe European Commission has raised the alarm about Europe’s lack of self-sufficiency for substances critical to the green and digital transitions. But what makes these materials so critical?
